Tatsumi Nonaka Executive Officer, General Manager, Acrylic Products Department Acrylic Products Overview by Business Segment 0 30,000 20,000 70,000 10,000 50,000 60,000 40,000 0 8,000 4,000 10,000 6,000 2,000 54,354 5,764 10 11 12 10 11 12 (Millions of yen) (Millions of yen) Acrylic Products Business: Progress in Addressing Priority Issues Medium-term Management Plan . Construction of new acrylic acid production facilities with annual capacity of 80,000 tons scheduled for completion in January 2014 . In January 2013, operations commenced through the Company’s Hirono Plant following integration of Nihon Junyaku Co., Ltd., a company engaged in the manufacture of high value-added acrylic polymers . Focused on the development of new water-soluble polymers and emulsion manufacturing processes as a part of efforts to enhance competitiveness; investigating the introduction of new manufacturing processes to increase sales . Promoting expansion of Singapore Plant water-soluble polymer production into the Southeast Asia market while further increasing the ratio of downstream products Expanding business commensurate with upstream and downstream product profitability . Taking steps to establish advanced, high-purity production techniques for the UV-curable resin Aronix and to differentiate products as a leading manufacturer Strengthening cost competitiveness utilizing innovative production technologies Sales Segment income 12 Annual Report 2012